A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING

Long Shot

1978·1h 24m9.0Comedy

Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and ‘name director’ Sam Fuller to shoot their Aberdeen-set oil-boom adventure ‘Gulf and Western’. Along the way, they encounter a plethora of filmmaking luminaries including Wim Wenders, Stephen Frears, John Boorman, Bill Forsyth and Alan Bennett.

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CAST

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Charles Gormley

Charlie

Neville Smith

Neville Smith

Neville

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Anne Zelda

Anne

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David Stone

A Distributor

Suzanne Danielle

Suzanne Danielle

Sue

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Ron Taylor

American Director

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Another Director

Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Biscuit Man

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Jim Haines

Professor of Sexual Politics

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Maurice Bulbulian

French-Canadian Director

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Bille

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett

Neville's Doctor

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Richard Demarco

Gallery Owner

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Sarah Boston

TV Producer

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Mel Calman

Cartoonist

Susannah York

Susannah York

An Actress

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Dennis Selinger

An Agent

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Sanford Lieberson

A Film Executive

John Boorman

John Boorman

The Director

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Jill Beck

Director 'Scripts Ltd'